Robert Ramsay (Queensland politician)
| The Hon Robert Ramsay | |
|---|---|
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| 8th Treasurer of Queensland | |
| In office 3 May 1870 – 28 March 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Blacket Stephens |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Peter Bell |
| Constituency | Western Downs |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Western Downs | |
| In office 18 June 1867 – 6 November 1873 | |
| Preceded by | John Watts |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 2 January 1874 – 14 June 1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Ramsay 19 March 1818 London, England |
| Died | 5 July 1910 (aged 92) Howletts, England |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Lindsay Carnegie (m.1855) |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Religion | Church of England |
Robert Ramsay (19 March 1818 - 5 July 1910) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council, the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and the eighth Treasurer of Queensland.[1]
Early life
Ramsay was born in London, England in 1818 to Captain Robert Ramsay and his wife Margaret (née Cruikshank) and was educated in Edinburgh and at Harrow.[1] He arrived in Sydney in 1839 and after gaining pastoral experience in New South Wales and Queensland he took up Rosalie Plains on the Darling Downs in 1848.[2]
Later that year he went into partnership with Louis Hope and together they acquired Cooyar, Lagoon Creek Downs, Kilcoy and other stations in the Burnett area. He visited England in 1865-1866 and on his return purchased 35,000 acres of the original Eton Vale station from Arthur Hodgson.[2]
Politics
Ramsay won the seat of Western Downs at the 1867 Queensland state election. He was made Colonial Treasurer on the 3 May 1870 and held that role until 28 March 1871.[1]
He resigned as the member for Western Downs in November 1873 and was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in 1874 however the seat was declared vacant three years later as Ramsay had spent most of this period in England.[1]
Personal life
In April 1855, Ramsay married Susan Lindsay Carnegie, the granddaughter of William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk and together they had eleven children.[2] He retired to Howletts near Canterbury, in England and died there in 1910. Ramsay State School, on the Darling Downs was named in his honour.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ramsay, Robert (1818–1910) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by John Watts |
Member for Western Downs 1867–1873 |
Abolished |